Free Family Counseling Program Helps Parents and Kids It’s the kind of program where, yes, every...
Author - Alison Johnson
ODU Grad Student Works to Give Disabled Kids a Chance at Sports
Jessica Klamut went to college on a soccer scholarship, played basketball throughout high school...
Queen of the Ice
As Coralie Raunig steps into the rink at the Hampton Roads IcePlex, trim and stylish in a short...
Does My Child Have ADHD?
Possibly no parent of a young child has ever uttered the words, “Wow, my kid is always so calm and...
Katisha Simpkins: “We can do anything men can do”
Watching her son play high school football, Katisha Simpkins was just like any proud mother in the...
Norfolk Mother Won’t be Victimized by Rare Illness
Inside Kaniah Gunter is a strong, healthy young girl — the person she was before she was diagnosed...
W&M’s First Female President is Passionate about Students...
Not long after she was named the next president of the College of William & Mary, Katherine...
When a Loved One Forgets…
Caregivers for Dementia Patients Don’t Have to Go It Alone Since Sharron Warren was diagnosed with...
94-Year-Old Runner Will Not Slow Down
Every other day, Robert S. White goes out for a run. Sometimes he covers three miles, sometimes...
Keeping Students Safe: School Shootings
The one thing that every parent wants to tell their children after a school shooting — don’t...
Late Night Snacking: Good or Bad?
In the hours before bedtime, the kitchen often seems to gain inexplicable power. The late-night...
12-Year-old Williamsburg, Virginia Girl Successfully Fights Off...
About 11 months ago, Maddie Weiler fought off a would-be carjacker who tried to drive away with her...
How to Prevent Head Lice from Bugging You
They’re not a sign of illness, poor hygiene or a dirty house. They don’t prefer long hair to short...
How a Stroke Became Tamika Quinn’s Wake-up Call
Until Feb. 22, 2002, the day Tamika Quinn woke up with the worst headache of her life, she admits...
Helping Your Child Through Tough Losses
The Monday after every game, win or lose, Christopher Newport University’s football team gathers at...
Understanding Anxiety in School Kids
Anxiety about going to school often looks nothing like a parent would expect. Kids and...
Profile: Heather Cordasco
Heather Cordasco’s parents raised her to view life as a series of opportunities to help...
Stroke Victims Robbed of Speech Have Hope with Neurologic Music...
“Hi,” Ken Smith says. And that is a small miracle. Smith, 53, can now vocalize a...
Fitness Trainer Helps People with Down Syndrome
The man who approached David Marmon in a Farm Fresh parking lot a few months back was just taking a...
Local Discovery: The Mariners’ Museum and Park
The focus of the Mariners’ Museum and Park is singular: WATER. But its goal is to show...